Another wander into the forest …

Armed with my new light-weight Carbon Fibre Tripod and a 6-Stop Reduction (ND64) Filter, I headed back into the forest. I noticed a couple of days ago, some lovely little streams, which I thought would be ideal for experimenting with long exposures. All photos are taken at 100ASA.

F-Stop 16 with 10 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 15 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 13 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 13 Second Exposure

F-Stop 13 with 25 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 15 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 25 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 25 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 20 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 25 Second Exposure

F-Stop 16 with 20 Second Exposure

F-Stop 5.6 with 5 Second Exposure

F-Stop 7.1 with 5 Second Exposure

F-Stop 8 with 5 Second Exposure

F-Stop 8 with 6 Second Exposure

F-Stop 8 with 8 Second Exposure

F-Stop 13 with 10 Second Exposure

With no beach wanders during ....

…………. this lockdown period, I am walking more in the forest at the back of the house. In the past, it has been known for me to get lost in there, so I now try to pay more careful attention to my movements and direction.

Yesterday in bright sunshine what stood out the most, was the multitude of different types of moss. At times the forest floor resembled a soft multi-shade green carpet, with the occasional tree stump and rock breaking the landscape to show off its velvet coverings, it was all rather nice …

A tragic time in Nova Scotia ....

Stay the BLAZES home .....!!!!

Last week during a recent COVID-19 update, Nova Scotia’s premier Stephen McNeil, displayed a warranted level of annoyance and obvious frustration, that COVID-19 Physical Distancing rules were not being strictly obeyed. Barely containing his anger, he said ~ "We don't need online graphs to tell us what we need to do. We need to stay the BLAZES home.”

The premier’s unique way of telling the public to stay at home has quickly gone viral, spawning songs, memes, T-shirts and mugs in tribute, a few examples are shown below …

I was out this morning to a couple of stores for the weekly stock-up, I have to say that I was very impressed at the level of discipline, physical distancing, general observance and respect for the current rules.

Remember if you don’t have to go out, then ~ Stay the BLAZES home …

Life in Isolation

As the world locks down, each day new rules and regulations come into force, many folks are having their daily routines changed and influenced. 

When you stand back and view it all at once, it is rather alarming ~ with countries basically shutting down, central banks spending HUGE amounts of money, folks getting laid off and industries on hold ~ I reckon even Hollywood could never come up with such an extreme script …!!!

Here in sleepy Pleasantville, everything seems to be normal with a general feeling of being remote from and not part of the bigger world picture. The only life difference I can (so far) claim, is no beach wanders ~ a small price to pay in an effort to contain this nasty virus.

The situation has allowed us to spend time improving our skills at Table Tennis or as it is here in the colonies Ping-Pong …

Away from the headlines ....

The current sensational headlines are making me feel that I am playing a bit part in a disaster movie, where the full script is written, but only a page of it is allowed to be known each day.

As the days pass by, the worldwide situation worsens with new mandated restrictions, lockdowns revised and expanded, borders closed and financial markets declining further. One place where nothing changes is the beach, the tide still rolls in, the air remains fresh and the wildlife get on with their daily tasks, all of it oblivious to the human world.

This afternoon with the tide reaching its peak, I had a lovely wander on Rissers Beach. The sun was warm and bright, it was peaceful, tranquil and awesome.

Now back to the headlines ...!!!